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paris may i report of colontl sebastiana ta the first consul " the 39th pmctidotj in the yen 10 i embarked at toulon on board the cornelici on the oth vende maire 1 arrived at tripoli 1 wrot i;n.n:<li.itcly to baron sederstrom th4 ; swedish a imiral a we'd rs n the minister of the pacha to offer my mediation to settle the disputes be ' tv.-0l-:i sweden and the regency ' my mediation was accepted and the j , minister and the admiral repaired to i the house of the commissai-y of france and we began tht negociation i the pachn demanded a very const derablc sum and un augmentation of the iniuml presents j he nlicil upon ' > treaty mnde'two yeam ago with a s ; w â€¢ i h envoy whopromised 355,000 ptustr s and 20.000 unnually he i added that two years hud put him to extraordinary expenecs uid | tiii h'i whs moderate in demanding ! no higher te.nn than what were sli 1 pulated by the treat baron ilcsc j tl rstrom on the other hand offered ii 100 â– > â– ' pi â– .( \. o tne r.t 1 .' in of 160 swedish prisoners and 5,000 an â€¢â– ri'uiiy after much difficulty 1 sue ceeding in settling the letitw of the l treaty which fixes the ransom at 150 i c i i pi litres and thu annual presents at 8 o â€¢â€¢). } 'â€¢ < i th it'i venclemajre i v.-as ! brcsented withgeeat so.lemuity to the | pacha who received me in the most i distinguished manner 'â€¢' t!ie exchange of the ratigcrtioris of thetrei ty took place and the ital inn republic was solemnly acknowl i r iged i caused i - s flag '<> be hoisted \ n i ihc house uf thcÂ»coinitiissa"y of , france and it was saluted by the fii t itc and the fort by the dischar ( l f 2 1 gui â– â– " it w s not without great dinu - u tv tli it 1 p va'd 1 mi tl â– â– pac ha tr conseni loack o ledge this repuui ii !*â– i-'l tii all italy " â– i:on pre li!-;i led in it and that herefore hi tyin-t ua obliged to respect without d!mi ii tii :-.. 11 i rric i'.nt vessels of italy whic i wduld bs the cleatruc tlon of his marine i gave him mich i cxpl:ination*as were ntcfssary and < 1 1 icvil with his understanding and b i n t:i he replied ' i see that i may 1 , f . peace with the italian republic wiihoutloomaterially hiivtinj my own >â– rost ; but was i'"is < vi n more if â– fr.mli 1 s!r>"m ilo l since the g r e..t ; lvionap r ! requi â– â€¢.â– *. i " the pacli i l tripoli is r brave enterprising man nmut friend ofthe i ik.ii 1 i'm iv i-.h h:'vi pfiven as sistance to his brother who 1 now nt uerria without resources or credit j tli plan o stir v h country | againsl the h 1 -. .. | " the politic j afi"nir r.f''i is regen ey an managed by seid muliammed el-deghajs his minister this muti \ has n ,â€¢â€¢'. i k'i of si parity and sore notions of european politics lie has i travelled in france and preserve for our country a warm sentiment ol affection i " on the lothofvendcmairei x setj nut from trip 1 . and the 24th 1 arri ved f alexandria the seme tlay i waited on gen siuarf who commun tied the english fc^rccs hv land and by sea i communicated to him the . : l'-r of the minister of foreign af fairs which enjoined me to go to a â– lexandtia and if the english sti.l oc cupied the place to demand a sjieedyjl evacuation fit pursuant to the trea ty of amienb " at lirst g?n stiiart told me the j place would be very bhortly evacuated but perceiving tnat i insisted and t-c ' â– quired a more explicit answer he con fessed that he had no orders from his court with respect to the evcrnoi tion of it and that he even thought the troops would winter thi re f-in stuart is a man f mediocre ini'iuil he i)s5 r.?l rr ; l:.r.:iiii!i a french emigrant officer called the i chevalier de sades who is a man of genius but c.n enemy to france lie has much influance over the general j " i went oti tho same day to er j khonrchid-ahmend i'nchuof alex ' tulrii and theca t in bey comman der nfthe turkish fleet " mlerthe customary compliments : -~ 'â– i ii g some things handsome of the sublime porte 1 announced to hi m that fre <â€¢!â– corrtmi i ial agents â– lit 1 1 point of coining intoegypt i'hi communirfltion gave them the â– â– utcst pleasure and they did not 1 cei 1 from me the pain thnt t lie 1 : ng protracted stay of the english ' â– â– â€¢ them i i j 1 thrm this s*ay ibutd not ust i â– ;>Â£, r^r ihittue trme | ttl peace had luf no doubt upon this ubject " the 25th i went to ac cliaik el mv-siti â€¢ i also saw the cheik ibrahim : mii|ihti 11 tiia 2fith i wenl to visit the luke 1 m u'ol'n nn.l t v i'vmd tti'>n dilied 1 t')i c'h'.iir l'v h a:ii < of its (' i [ also vwited the little ;> i.-f of l u-.i bvif fioin wni wils l'v tovti ti supported with water there i a ' sm ill fort here with an english ami turkish garrison 'â€¢ i passed the whole of ti-it 7th in w liking through th town uad receiv : in visits on the 28th i let out for cairo csc-oi-u-t by iwq turkish officers and si french soldiers from the frigate | contrary winds obliged me to return â– to the port 'â€¢ l'ht next day t wctitto aioukir i where 1 past the nicjht 1 " i pr(<fitted of the opportunity to { examine minutely the fort which is ' entirely out of repair " on thosoth i arrived at rosctia having visited fort julitn in n>y way i saw-that day osman uw a and â– head of the customs as well bb :.!! tt r i cliris;i;<n in that town i " the first of brumaire i was at i faone where i saw the commandant the cadi and the cheiks i received â– from those last am indeed l;;m all with whom i conversed protestations ! of attachment for the first consul : " i passed the next day at rahma ! nie where i saw thechcik muham : tjv 1 abc.u ali the fort of tin a town | u almost entirely destroyed 11 oat'ie 3d i saÂ«v at menouf the ! cheik abdin wbdm ihc j'irst consul had named cad the other cheiks ; of ih to vn w'i'i pn:i>c lo see me ex pressed the same sentiments an the ' i ik i 1 fartnc 1 tom them "â– the first c.o.mil j yonr counv much â€” k eak oi ; t often and interests h mÂ»t for ito happiness â€” he will not for you but will recommend you t <'â– â€¢ poi he hfu made peace with ilu opcritulrls country si>:dl feel the intercut b takes in it mil the remenv ] brance he has of tl<e p^ov cheiks ot ; egypt . . , ., :, . j mnhammed ila<&ce-zoijrba-m"ui pc'nain whocommunded at m louf when i p.issud that t:i , has since hud ! hi head tak n off cjn su v:-;ou ftn a : son ible corrcsp ndi m e with tin m;i â– molukes the two foils of menouf i are dÂ»Â«lroyed i arrived the same m 1 ." at bonloci rntl sent immediately the citizen jan j bert to inform the pacha i cairo of i niv arrival t!ic next morning the â€¢ 4;h intt the pit ha v t 300 ci * .'.: > and 200 infantry commended by the ; principal officers of hu homehoul to ! bccomdany me to his house amid t ! ' the salntation cf repeated dischav^e ol artillery i " when tttthe paci a'a tlÂ«lressed ! him thus peace ha now licen cori â€¢ eluded b-:-,-mi t u f-rench republw ! aivl the s-.'i|i ne j-v irtc the ancient rr | liuions of amity > id commerce are go j iricto lia established :â– :â€¢â– ! i amchar gej by the n consul buohaparw ' to assurq you of his kindness and of his intention to sond french commer | ' ' d â€¢ : nts into egypt 1 . 1 ths pacha replicl " i hi h,idn c.th which the first cbniul houours roe pene \ trrites me svjth gratitude and ms com j mercial agents shall meet the most fj friendly reception i then went to the ! hog ia â€¢!; it the p tcha had prepared for rne 1 ,-. ,- lived the same day the vi rits of all th â€¢ chlsft ofthe country and of the prin ipal c iphtsi j " o > i 11 'â€¢ i i went to the pacha â– atiihv.1 :â€¢ : i^conferencc with him i is Â« to hi m in these terms â€” " tlis i â€¢â– '. c nni â€¢ ... ':Â»% n hvelv interest in j yo4irw ifara an.l thnt of the countrj you tpvern ; v h i . desired me to oi j leryo'.ifm mediation tb settle a peaee i with : i beys | " i'lv pacha returned hit wai m | acknowle l,'.n for thttjiuerest the irst consul took with nespect to mm â– perso tally i but p tested lie had j hiy most positive ovders from hjs court t carry oi Â» waf w'ah bt-r.-i i ! ' then observed to him thatthcdi#astÂ«rs ! which ufcly b t 1 the ottomah troops '; forthev had beetl he'aten fi\c times successi v v by the mamelukes ren dered their situation ertfrcnvely criti cal and that such-obstihacy would ex pqsethem t the datifcer of totally loo'Â»ins this province he then shew ed me the pos>iive orders ofthe pttte ! and i perceived he had no hiithori'v to enter into any arrangement of that natnit i then told him i intended to ytaitftfadanfemnrad i sy.and ioÂ«e lueriuirou k.fuiiij > , c a t jk^Â»ol't!ie c"Â»ty j he ordered the guard to iccoft^pany i m wherever i 1 choose to go and said he would be hippy'to m:\u-c cairo u a :! greeahle to me as possible 11 tho same day i began my visits ; by going to soe abdallah-eucherca ' pot he belongs to tho grand mosque v he expected my isit a great ma i ny of the chciks were assembled i turned thu r.miversatiÂ»n on ihe inter ft3t which the first consul feels for k gypt on liisrlory and the esjeemÂ»nd kindness he felt fortholeahnci chleks of cairo their answbvs wers expres ' â– ive f their personal attiiehment none tnit an : â– â€¢ witne < can con ceivethc eftthusiaam that v s prod\i ! ! ceil l>y the â€¢.','';!>' of the irsi consult i ' picture i matf.^jirese 1 '' them to i the pi'incjpul eheik^in cairo and tho j ' itim 1 lv i passed i^m'oiigh in â– â€¢> â– jaubert and tier ass'hre 1 vm ihi i the inhabitants otf.caira btÂ«3(7tim les . tified such an attacti'mcnt ' v franc â€¢, m at the ime of my arrival y/hen i we passed in the sirects cvf-y y j rose nnd saluted us their astrplc l gersaro continually mahingp ict 1 i i i xv rcupcot to the first consul ! on the kn 1 visited madame ] ' m'li-.ul bey 1 informed her iliu iie i â– â€¢Â».- tconsulhad entered intn a treaty ! bot a them ond the sublime porto i i but thnt the p;'-:'k had orders not to ' â€¢ nter into the negotiation " i passed that and the following ! ' day in viuilinf ilit citadel rodcgieu houlsc and nil the little forts in the j neighborhood the turkish soldiers i ! murmured at seelr me 1 aliout in i this manner examining tl e fi>r:s i pr j v.i'.djd not to understand thim mul ! pursued my course utid my observa ! i tioni [ 11 on the ih as t returning ' from fort pn:')cy n sol'i',i:r threaten i me with his sword a ik appear ; ' e somewhat intoxicated i did not re i gurd h : . menaces but pissed on a ; 1 few moments afterwards mustaphn | < nkil one of the chief men oi tlic i i ! , ly poss il on horseback ; hcveproach â– <â€¢â– ! ray attendants f'>r accompanying a ' ohi'isiian and move particularly a f itiichi !â– i a;,<1 i if â– hv 1 â– cin i'!i ' thejiastiiutde aftur mj departure i 1 . liiougut tli it i o'.p.f'i not to bearmic i . an iiÂ»Â«uit but sent citizen jo'cbert o i thp l'ncha to-complnin of k and dc j 1 i fnan/1 . j i immedtatc r:.t â€¢ .'...â€¢â€¢*â– :,â€¢. i i jj j fl to him thoj 1 i pccle*l tl is 'â– > i rr.;<.n s'lould wait nr.on me pt l'u !'â€¢Â« i i sk my pardon throw himick upon ! ray mercy and implore ir.y pity it | | appeared th.it this mivstttpln was in j . great favour vvitlv'thc pacha and they i j cnd,eavo\'.rettto.iii'range the maucr in ! : sarti : r'.hcr irnii'irr but insisted and j . gave n formal declaration to the [ > a : cha that if tki-j satisfiiction was nol ! made in the precise manner i bad ta \ j ted i should tmmedratel qirit the city j and write both to parta and to con stantinople ; " this deelarati*h prodn er.l all the â€¢ t thatl ejected from it olid ' | mustaphn t?cjghted came to ms he ! ; next day conduced by kp>tiii i asked my pardon publicly and threw ' bimstlf entirely at my discretien i â€¢ told !\ ; ii that my rrst intcnti in was !" iriv his head taken off but that i spa ; red i is life merely on recount of tlic solicitations of the pacba and ol m i rosetti but tlmt if cver he shoul 1 a ' k n Â»> insult frenchmen or their attsn i dants his destruction was inevitable | " this affair which was nntnedjf a'ely made public in the city produced ! a very beneficial cfivc . on the sumc day thers was m v tc;r.nt to stir tip the albanians against i inc two letters qoihirig froni koiet jj ta and written by proteges of the eng ' ! i lish mentioned that a french beet of i s00 sail had bfen seen off the natalia ; that they were proceeding bgain.it | > constantinople ; and that the orl c 1 '. ; ject of rr y strfy waa tti deceive and ' hlip.d the people to the danger which threatened them . ! .. " i sent for j^fae merchant who had 1 ccived the letter and desired him to ' i " ; "<: it to me which he did .. " i then sent it to the pacha with i il assurance that those absurd stories - ; were only propagated for the purpose j of creating disord rs an.d d'lbtorbing the harmony iii ( h subsisted be tween france andth sublime porte i ibat i would answer at the lisk of my head that it was false the pa . cln ncv the trick and did not suffer 1 himselfto be doped by it lie sv l n j i 1 commtinica(ed tome a letter of^^ne ' i ral t hich.hch:id just receiv i tdaml in r : .^. ,-.-,-, rnclr ci l one of , the genc-.r.^aw ( qf.ihe first ronsuf i j w i hi jim|Â«tt v manded m egypt.j j hij hi'v .* . isi;i i ix tiilor.tf.v 1 tth ft . t ..',..Â» ir.p ejf^tfaas i;-t (' mistantinopte was formed tributary ! !â– > arabia that^hc time wai come to fjsnirc to cairo ts mtprcmar y and to 1 stroy the empire of the osmunlis in 1 the cast general stuart requested 1 the l'achn won consider the spirit â€¢ 6f thsse orders ami fudge what v he sincerity 'â€¢(' the attachment of the peace w profess to the turk 11 i was indignant at teeing a mili tary man belonging to one of tlic most polishzd iii'.'io'.is in europe degrade himself s'i far us to endeavcur to prbducc assassinations by insinuations i mii as tho*e he was deceived in .: mn expectation the l*acha paid mo '. i'i ilv moment of my departure the i mtist fl ittering attcntlon nnd ttw i i nglish com mi isary at cairo has ten vitur'-k of the attachment of that city to the ficncli . m the two person who have the ':; itcst influence at present with the pacha are rosetti and mihsrowky ; t'-;v equally deteit i'rancc and arc at open war with one aroihcr j " it in generally believed that ho ; sctti hat betrayed the cruise of the ; be â€¢â€¢Â», and is new for the osmanlis howe i : this cunning man will pro cct hims by ihe mvor of the mi melukts if : ; - v - fire successful he trades at present - hj ; the pacha for corn am saffron ami hat "*< ji ve y short ' â– virc (,[ tinw encreased his fortunes 1 by several nvt lions . ; " muham:d pticha of cairo \\ n \ slave from clcorfji educated in the ' hous of the cap f Â« 'â– par n to whom ! â– â€¢â€¢ is entirely attm i n 1 whom ve | resembles much in character the i chiek el radan notwitli trading the vkxntiorfs he suffered after the depar 1 lure of gen huonaparter begged of j me to :â€¢:.â€¢! i citizen joube>t to him to v horn he professed the strongest per â– â– â– â– ' tt ichnvnt f ir the i irst consul " the residence of that great mart i y;i he said was only marked by acte afjjoodnnw v my country j might to 1 lew him when they think ' i him ; h - was just find frooil v hii vi seen tni\ny c-hioks ; ihr a'.l ' compl.i'.n f>f tlio csni.m.lis i " the mntwrio it chiej efthe ph i lica at cairo \: 7 i.t pnkiert former-ii ly employ ri by il c first consul j " 1 liaÂ»a received deputation from i tt:c monk of mounl sir.av whom i i tei umm sn led to ih pacha 1 hnr written to their supehorÂ»'-to assure ' it jm of the kindn â– arÂ»d pififwcuon of j tl'c i'irtt consul the monks of the ; t rtlcrofproj'higandi^tb nt cnirrt trh'oni ' 1 li'iya pliced under tin iui ie ivntionai protection tvial tiiey had before tho i vm have celebrated awletnn sftrvicb i and suns a'i'a deum to return thtinkb â€¢ ''â– â– '* '' â– "â– â– â– '';â– "! i'm 1 i~*uviv*;ul j ' assisted at this-,cei-Â«niony w!-.ic!i ! v as attended by all tnc christians iii ; cairo 1 assured ths revercaij father â€¢ tiiiit ihcy should i'c restored to the enjoyment of m their ancient rivi i legos _ â€¢ â– , " die everting br fore my tl^artnro i t again saw uie pacha 1 recom 1 mended to hini kii the christians ge i "â– "" ""â€¢ "â€¢-â€¢' -^ those tt i ks who ! during he rcmltnce of tlwft-enchar \ my in ktjypt bad confteetions with ' thvm he not not only promised to|re pert them but even totrept them with i kindness - i on tke ! 1 bet out in a barn â– bdonglngto the pnrha for dmraiettto ; i w^s escorted ie hoilac with t'.ie same honoim nt-.d retinue as at my arrival i had written to capt.r.ourdi to bring the frigate to datnlettit oi [ ' intendetijfo piss vom thence to syria on.tkfc l-tth i arrived nt dninitti t t vcd the next da.y t ackmtfd pacha hewl ncreatitm of the grs i ! vjzic,rj ik visited me the softie dayj i 1 and behaved to me whh pejfectpro j priety during n\v stny in that town i on the lr.u 1 wenl to see the ! fort of lesbi and the totverol rogas i the works abput tms fort hnve lately been disesntinn ! , it is t pre aent in very bad condition â– there is a garrison of 300 men in t!i c fort ;> id towers : 11 the icth i passe by fkncrle : where i r:Â»v the chiek ibfkhlm kl 1 belhoul who conducted himself no i well nt the time thi french under ! uurfcrai vi.il were aurrbimded and taken the frftfeh*cnnsul had tx empted his village from all contribu " at narni:lta i aw all the phick ' and particularly a laaajki to t/1-.o ' thi first consul gave a pelisse he ' fnjoystn'eat credit and is iruch at i â– tachcri to france " there are at mamictutwochrts iar who r renily nitn of merit a-,d ' ";; i'vr 1 '" 1 oi " # oimjofthertu called mom basils snj the other don bailie they have a k ood un ' r dcrstamling a very considerable fui . > turn and great consideration i in kpypt chiefs traders peop and every body love n talk of ihe i iist csnstil and wish for his success . j all the ftewi n-hich relates to him it , j pp.enil from alexandria and dtmiett to the pyramid and the cataracts vhli an itftonishing rapidity . . 'Â« on l!ic d brufn-jirc the frigans arrived bt roga from damietta unil 1 set out immediately for acre where 1 landrdthe 27th i " on the slmh m the morning t sent citizens joubertand lrgfanpe to citizen djczar pacha nnrt inform cd him ahi\t peace beina concluded between fiance and the port it wst i intended to rr-estahlish ull thr com | mental relations whii.li existed before il the war and that i w:ifi directed by i the pint consul to confer nrhh him on ; that subject 1 betfqed he would re ply by wriiinjy whether he was in clined to enter into a conference with j me ; but he sent only a verbal answer livery one advised me not to go to himj unless i received a written ns â– burancc of protection but notwith ! standing thes timid counsils and ms olj^tinnte refusal to write i deter mined to prosved immediately to 1 . acre j i arrived at the hnus octhr ccrr ; missary of the republic of the seven ; islands soon afu-r the pacha's dra j goman feeing informed of my arrival 'â– conducted nm alone in on apartment jin which theke was no furniture but a i carpet he had by his side a four i j barrelled pistol an air-gun and a sat he-axe having inquired ai>er my j health he asked vsicther i mps per i siia'k-d that when the hour of our death vas pronounced in heaven no , lhing romld change our destiny my j u i>!y vis that i believed like'him in fatnliam he spoke lonp on this sub j ject nnd i obscrv(.d that he nflerted n tfxtrem simpllc'ify was desiroun j t p issing for a man of indersundfog j and vh is still rnnrr for n just nian he several times repented flitse wdrtltir i â€” " jtisrsiiil thai ojezar is bnrbara cus } lie i-tonty j.mt w sevrre drh " of rti firf t cniiv.l ho added nof 'â€¢ to end tr mo as a commisbar i " of comm.ei'cia kelations a mnttj " who is blihd of nn c-ye or lanif bes ** tikiise.it will certainly be an id thai " hjtszar pr.t him in that condition "> " a moment after he uid 1 ( r sire that the commissary you nre i " s nd-ihmild resident sei.'.e ; that 1 " tlie viost commercial port in nf <; taie ; and your Â»;;?"Â» wjh not Â«* " tiecpsrary here i liahmyÂ»erfb6thll " french commiasafy arid yourcbtra trymen w>lh ilways iÂ«rtenee tli " most amicable reception here x " esteem the french eteatly dn6ftt parte is little ofbiely but he i rii " ;â€¢â€¢â€¢ â€¢ itest ofit-.e t know they n ir-vf " him viuoh at cairo and wish hta , " were there a^in i ' i to him on tlic peare or "" tweni franef and the hubltnvfli " porte and li replied thnj : â€” do yo 11 ktfcjw why i receive you bhfi i\kt leahure in beeitft you ? it is be â€¢' cause fqv imve come with6mt i\nj *' sirmnn 1 pay r.o re.'pcct tn the pfi " dew nf the divan ; and i hate tbs " me st profound contempt for its pur f blind vizie they say that djcz " ar ir a bostrai aprung from noth " tnff an a cruel man ; but in tl.c â™¦* mean time ! nm independent o e <( very one while they arc obliged to 11 solicit ive i wta indeed bor-i " pocir ; my father left nft nbthihff b>.\t " my courage i raised myself bye r myownefforui but that does no " mspir nv wit pride for ever " thing cotrien to nn en j and nty " hups tiiis iv or f morrow the " d;Â»ys r>r djezar himself will ba ' " terminated not because h is t>:d "â€¢>â€¢ his enemiob ay herehe'nro " ceded to handle his arms in the " manner of the mamelokes which heniuwith ircat ability but be " causo god hat tins orifered it " the ifingotfrantf who vas now ' erfnl ha-r perished ; nebuchadne " mrvthe r:feÂ«iest 1cin x of hisige was 'â€¢ kilm by r oy fee ho puerwl several sentences of th iÂ«tn icin and afterwards spoke t-i me of the motives which induced him to make w bgttnsi the french army in all l hi conversations it was easy toht re i ic^rked that he w.is deiirous of bcii rr-rontiled tn the firÂ«t consul u-id ! that he dreaded his aogeri " he related the follow inj spoiogu , fo explain tome t lie reasom which â€¢ had itidnred litn t resist the french j 1 a black slave after a lor journey | in which he had i-ndtirtd every sort h offnti^iie and want arrived at last at a small fitlil of sugar-ianes ilaviivj wilmington gazette published weekly ty au.maxn hall at three dollars a yeap tuesday august Â»| 18o vol 7 no 343

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paris may i report of colontl sebastiana ta the first consul " the 39th pmctidotj in the yen 10 i embarked at toulon on board the cornelici on the oth vende maire 1 arrived at tripoli 1 wrot i;n.n: treaty mnde'two yeam ago with a s ; w â€¢ i h envoy whopromised 355,000 ptustr s and 20.000 unnually he i added that two years hud put him to extraordinary expenecs uid | tiii h'i whs moderate in demanding ! no higher te.nn than what were sli 1 pulated by the treat baron ilcsc j tl rstrom on the other hand offered ii 100 â– > â– ' pi â– .( \. o tne r.t 1 .' in of 160 swedish prisoners and 5,000 an â€¢â– ri'uiiy after much difficulty 1 sue ceeding in settling the letitw of the l treaty which fixes the ransom at 150 i c i i pi litres and thu annual presents at 8 o â€¢â€¢). } 'â€¢ < i th it'i venclemajre i v.-as ! brcsented withgeeat so.lemuity to the | pacha who received me in the most i distinguished manner 'â€¢' t!ie exchange of the ratigcrtioris of thetrei ty took place and the ital inn republic was solemnly acknowl i r iged i caused i - s flag '<> be hoisted \ n i ihc house uf thcÂ»coinitiissa"y of , france and it was saluted by the fii t itc and the fort by the dischar ( l f 2 1 gui â– â– " it w s not without great dinu - u tv tli it 1 p va'd 1 mi tl â– â– pac ha tr conseni loack o ledge this repuui ii !*â– i-'l tii all italy " â– i:on pre li!-;i led in it and that herefore hi tyin-t ua obliged to respect without d!mi ii tii :-.. 11 i rric i'.nt vessels of italy whic i wduld bs the cleatruc tlon of his marine i gave him mich i cxpl:ination*as were ntcfssary and < 1 1 icvil with his understanding and b i n t:i he replied ' i see that i may 1 , f . peace with the italian republic wiihoutloomaterially hiivtinj my own >â– rost ; but was i'"is < vi n more if â– fr.mli 1 s!r>"m ilo l since the g r e..t ; lvionap r ! requi â– â€¢.â– *. i " the pacli i l tripoli is r brave enterprising man nmut friend ofthe i ik.ii 1 i'm iv i-.h h:'vi pfiven as sistance to his brother who 1 now nt uerria without resources or credit j tli plan o stir v h country | againsl the h 1 -. .. | " the politic j afi"nir r.f''i is regen ey an managed by seid muliammed el-deghajs his minister this muti \ has n ,â€¢â€¢'. i k'i of si parity and sore notions of european politics lie has i travelled in france and preserve for our country a warm sentiment ol affection i " on the lothofvendcmairei x setj nut from trip 1 . and the 24th 1 arri ved f alexandria the seme tlay i waited on gen siuarf who commun tied the english fc^rccs hv land and by sea i communicated to him the . : l'-r of the minister of foreign af fairs which enjoined me to go to a â– lexandtia and if the english sti.l oc cupied the place to demand a sjieedyjl evacuation fit pursuant to the trea ty of amienb " at lirst g?n stiiart told me the j place would be very bhortly evacuated but perceiving tnat i insisted and t-c ' â– quired a more explicit answer he con fessed that he had no orders from his court with respect to the evcrnoi tion of it and that he even thought the troops would winter thi re f-in stuart is a man f mediocre ini'iuil he i)s5 r.?l rr ; l:.r.:iiii!i a french emigrant officer called the i chevalier de sades who is a man of genius but c.n enemy to france lie has much influance over the general j " i went oti tho same day to er j khonrchid-ahmend i'nchuof alex ' tulrii and theca t in bey comman der nfthe turkish fleet " mlerthe customary compliments : -~ 'â– i ii g some things handsome of the sublime porte 1 announced to hi m that fre Â£, r^r ihittue trme | ttl peace had luf no doubt upon this ubject " the 25th i went to ac cliaik el mv-siti â€¢ i also saw the cheik ibrahim : mii|ihti 11 tiia 2fith i wenl to visit the luke 1 m u'ol'n nn.l t v i'vmd tti'>n dilied 1 t')i c'h'.iir l'v h a:ii < of its (' i [ also vwited the little ;> i.-f of l u-.i bvif fioin wni wils l'v tovti ti supported with water there i a ' sm ill fort here with an english ami turkish garrison 'â€¢ i passed the whole of ti-it 7th in w liking through th town uad receiv : in visits on the 28th i let out for cairo csc-oi-u-t by iwq turkish officers and si french soldiers from the frigate | contrary winds obliged me to return â– to the port 'â€¢ l'ht next day t wctitto aioukir i where 1 past the nicjht 1 " i pr(y way i saw-that day osman uw a and â– head of the customs as well bb :.!! tt r i cliris;i;c lo see me ex pressed the same sentiments an the ' i ik i 1 fartnc 1 tom them "â– the first c.o.mil j yonr counv much â€” k eak oi ; t often and interests h mÂ»t for ito happiness â€” he will not for you but will recommend you t :dl feel the intercut b takes in it mil the remenv ] brance he has of tl and 200 infantry commended by the ; principal officers of hu homehoul to ! bccomdany me to his house amid t ! ' the salntation cf repeated dischav^e ol artillery i " when tttthe paci a'a tlÂ«lressed ! him thus peace ha now licen cori â€¢ eluded b-:-,-mi t u f-rench republw ! aivl the s-.'i|i ne j-v irtc the ancient rr | liuions of amity > id commerce are go j iricto lia established :â– :â€¢â– ! i amchar gej by the n consul buohaparw ' to assurq you of his kindness and of his intention to sond french commer | ' ' d â€¢ : nts into egypt 1 . 1 ths pacha replicl " i hi h,idn c.th which the first cbniul houours roe pene \ trrites me svjth gratitude and ms com j mercial agents shall meet the most fj friendly reception i then went to the ! hog ia â€¢!; it the p tcha had prepared for rne 1 ,-. ,- lived the same day the vi rits of all th â€¢ chlsft ofthe country and of the prin ipal c iphtsi j " o > i 11 'â€¢ i i went to the pacha â– atiihv.1 :â€¢ : i^conferencc with him i is Â« to hi m in these terms â€” " tlis i â€¢â– '. c nni â€¢ ... ':Â»% n hvelv interest in j yo4irw ifara an.l thnt of the countrj you tpvern ; v h i . desired me to oi j leryo'.ifm mediation tb settle a peaee i with : i beys | " i'lv pacha returned hit wai m | acknowle l,'.n for thttjiuerest the irst consul took with nespect to mm â– perso tally i but p tested lie had j hiy most positive ovders from hjs court t carry oi Â» waf w'ah bt-r.-i i ! ' then observed to him thatthcdi#astÂ«rs ! which ufcly b t 1 the ottomah troops '; forthev had beetl he'aten fi\c times successi v v by the mamelukes ren dered their situation ertfrcnvely criti cal and that such-obstihacy would ex pqsethem t the datifcer of totally loo'Â»ins this province he then shew ed me the pos>iive orders ofthe pttte ! and i perceived he had no hiithori'v to enter into any arrangement of that natnit i then told him i intended to ytaitftfadanfemnrad i sy.and ioÂ«e lueriuirou k.fuiiij > , c a t jk^Â»ol't!ie c"Â»ty j he ordered the guard to iccoft^pany i m wherever i 1 choose to go and said he would be hippy'to m:\u-c cairo u a :! greeahle to me as possible 11 tho same day i began my visits ; by going to soe abdallah-eucherca ' pot he belongs to tho grand mosque v he expected my isit a great ma i ny of the chciks were assembled i turned thu r.miversatiÂ»n on ihe inter ft3t which the first consul feels for k gypt on liisrlory and the esjeemÂ»nd kindness he felt fortholeahnci chleks of cairo their answbvs wers expres ' â– ive f their personal attiiehment none tnit an : â– â€¢ witne < can con ceivethc eftthusiaam that v s prod\i ! ! ceil l>y the â€¢.','';!>' of the irsi consult i ' picture i matf.^jirese 1 '' them to i the pi'incjpul eheik^in cairo and tho j ' itim 1 lv i passed i^m'oiigh in â– â€¢> â– jaubert and tier ass'hre 1 vm ihi i the inhabitants otf.caira btÂ«3(7tim les . tified such an attacti'mcnt ' v franc â€¢, m at the ime of my arrival y/hen i we passed in the sirects cvf-y y j rose nnd saluted us their astrplc l gersaro continually mahingp ict 1 i i i xv rcupcot to the first consul ! on the kn 1 visited madame ] ' m'li-.ul bey 1 informed her iliu iie i â– â€¢Â».- tconsulhad entered intn a treaty ! bot a them ond the sublime porto i i but thnt the p;'-:'k had orders not to ' â€¢ nter into the negotiation " i passed that and the following ! ' day in viuilinf ilit citadel rodcgieu houlsc and nil the little forts in the j neighborhood the turkish soldiers i ! murmured at seelr me 1 aliout in i this manner examining tl e fi>r:s i pr j v.i'.djd not to understand thim mul ! pursued my course utid my observa ! i tioni [ 11 on the ih as t returning ' from fort pn:')cy n sol'i',i:r threaten i me with his sword a ik appear ; ' e somewhat intoxicated i did not re i gurd h : . menaces but pissed on a ; 1 few moments afterwards mustaphn | < nkil one of the chief men oi tlic i i ! , ly poss il on horseback ; hcveproach â– r accompanying a ' ohi'isiian and move particularly a f itiichi !â– i a;,<1 i if â– hv 1 â– cin i'!i ' thejiastiiutde aftur mj departure i 1 . liiougut tli it i o'.p.f'i not to bearmic i . an iiÂ»Â«uit but sent citizen jo'cbert o i thp l'ncha to-complnin of k and dc j 1 i fnan/1 . j i immedtatc r:.t â€¢ .'...â€¢â€¢*â– :,â€¢. i i jj j fl to him thoj 1 i pccle*l tl is 'â– > i rr.; a : cha that if tki-j satisfiiction was nol ! made in the precise manner i bad ta \ j ted i should tmmedratel qirit the city j and write both to parta and to con stantinople ; " this deelarati*h prodn er.l all the â€¢ t thatl ejected from it olid ' | mustaphn t?cjghted came to ms he ! ; next day conduced by kp>tiii i asked my pardon publicly and threw ' bimstlf entirely at my discretien i â€¢ told !\ ; ii that my rrst intcnti in was !" iriv his head taken off but that i spa ; red i is life merely on recount of tlic solicitations of the pacba and ol m i rosetti but tlmt if cver he shoul 1 a ' k n Â»> insult frenchmen or their attsn i dants his destruction was inevitable | " this affair which was nntnedjf a'ely made public in the city produced ! a very beneficial cfivc . on the sumc day thers was m v tc;r.nt to stir tip the albanians against i inc two letters qoihirig froni koiet jj ta and written by proteges of the eng ' ! i lish mentioned that a french beet of i s00 sail had bfen seen off the natalia ; that they were proceeding bgain.it | > constantinople ; and that the orl c 1 '. ; ject of rr y strfy waa tti deceive and ' hlip.d the people to the danger which threatened them . ! .. " i sent for j^fae merchant who had 1 ccived the letter and desired him to ' i " ; " arabia that^hc time wai come to fjsnirc to cairo ts mtprcmar y and to 1 stroy the empire of the osmunlis in 1 the cast general stuart requested 1 the l'achn won consider the spirit â€¢ 6f thsse orders ami fudge what v he sincerity 'â€¢(' the attachment of the peace w profess to the turk 11 i was indignant at teeing a mili tary man belonging to one of tlic most polishzd iii'.'io'.is in europe degrade himself s'i far us to endeavcur to prbducc assassinations by insinuations i mii as tho*e he was deceived in .: mn expectation the l*acha paid mo '. i'i ilv moment of my departure the i mtist fl ittering attcntlon nnd ttw i i nglish com mi isary at cairo has ten vitur'-k of the attachment of that city to the ficncli . m the two person who have the ':; itcst influence at present with the pacha are rosetti and mihsrowky ; t'-;v equally deteit i'rancc and arc at open war with one aroihcr j " it in generally believed that ho ; sctti hat betrayed the cruise of the ; be â€¢â€¢Â», and is new for the osmanlis howe i : this cunning man will pro cct hims by ihe mvor of the mi melukts if : ; - v - fire successful he trades at present - hj ; the pacha for corn am saffron ami hat "*< ji ve y short ' â– virc (,[ tinw encreased his fortunes 1 by several nvt lions . ; " muham:d pticha of cairo \\ n \ slave from clcorfji educated in the ' hous of the cap f Â« 'â– par n to whom ! â– â€¢â€¢ is entirely attm i n 1 whom ve | resembles much in character the i chiek el radan notwitli trading the vkxntiorfs he suffered after the depar 1 lure of gen huonaparter begged of j me to :â€¢:.â€¢! i citizen joube>t to him to v horn he professed the strongest per â– â– â– â– ' tt ichnvnt f ir the i irst consul " the residence of that great mart i y;i he said was only marked by acte afjjoodnnw v my country j might to 1 lew him when they think ' i him ; h - was just find frooil v hii vi seen tni\ny c-hioks ; ihr a'.l ' compl.i'.n f>f tlio csni.m.lis i " the mntwrio it chiej efthe ph i lica at cairo \: 7 i.t pnkiert former-ii ly employ ri by il c first consul j " 1 liaÂ»a received deputation from i tt:c monk of mounl sir.av whom i i tei umm sn led to ih pacha 1 hnr written to their supehorÂ»'-to assure ' it jm of the kindn â– arÂ»d pififwcuon of j tl'c i'irtt consul the monks of the ; t rtlcrofproj'higandi^tb nt cnirrt trh'oni ' 1 li'iya pliced under tin iui ie ivntionai protection tvial tiiey had before tho i vm have celebrated awletnn sftrvicb i and suns a'i'a deum to return thtinkb â€¢ ''â– â– '* '' â– "â– â– â– '';â– "! i'm 1 i~*uviv*;ul j ' assisted at this-,cei-Â«niony w!-.ic!i ! v as attended by all tnc christians iii ; cairo 1 assured ths revercaij father â€¢ tiiiit ihcy should i'c restored to the enjoyment of m their ancient rivi i legos _ â€¢ â– , " die everting br fore my tl^artnro i t again saw uie pacha 1 recom 1 mended to hini kii the christians ge i "â– "" ""â€¢ "â€¢-â€¢' -^ those tt i ks who ! during he rcmltnce of tlwft-enchar \ my in ktjypt bad confteetions with ' thvm he not not only promised to|re pert them but even totrept them with i kindness - i on tke ! 1 bet out in a barn â– bdonglngto the pnrha for dmraiettto ; i w^s escorted ie hoilac with t'.ie same honoim nt-.d retinue as at my arrival i had written to capt.r.ourdi to bring the frigate to datnlettit oi [ ' intendetijfo piss vom thence to syria on.tkfc l-tth i arrived nt dninitti t t vcd the next da.y t ackmtfd pacha hewl ncreatitm of the grs i ! vjzic,rj ik visited me the softie dayj i 1 and behaved to me whh pejfectpro j priety during n\v stny in that town i on the lr.u 1 wenl to see the ! fort of lesbi and the totverol rogas i the works abput tms fort hnve lately been disesntinn ! , it is t pre aent in very bad condition â– there is a garrison of 300 men in t!i c fort ;> id towers : 11 the icth i passe by fkncrle : where i r:Â»v the chiek ibfkhlm kl 1 belhoul who conducted himself no i well nt the time thi french under ! uurfcrai vi.il were aurrbimded and taken the frftfeh*cnnsul had tx empted his village from all contribu " at narni:lta i aw all the phick ' and particularly a laaajki to t/1-.o ' thi first consul gave a pelisse he ' fnjoystn'eat credit and is iruch at i â– tachcri to france " there are at mamictutwochrts iar who r renily nitn of merit a-,d ' ";; i'vr 1 '" 1 oi " # oimjofthertu called mom basils snj the other don bailie they have a k ood un ' r dcrstamling a very considerable fui . > turn and great consideration i in kpypt chiefs traders peop and every body love n talk of ihe i iist csnstil and wish for his success . j all the ftewi n-hich relates to him it , j pp.enil from alexandria and dtmiett to the pyramid and the cataracts vhli an itftonishing rapidity . . 'Â« on l!ic d brufn-jirc the frigans arrived bt roga from damietta unil 1 set out immediately for acre where 1 landrdthe 27th i " on the slmh m the morning t sent citizens joubertand lrgfanpe to citizen djczar pacha nnrt inform cd him ahi\t peace beina concluded between fiance and the port it wst i intended to rr-estahlish ull thr com | mental relations whii.li existed before il the war and that i w:ifi directed by i the pint consul to confer nrhh him on ; that subject 1 betfqed he would re ply by wriiinjy whether he was in clined to enter into a conference with j me ; but he sent only a verbal answer livery one advised me not to go to himj unless i received a written ns â– burancc of protection but notwith ! standing thes timid counsils and ms olj^tinnte refusal to write i deter mined to prosved immediately to 1 . acre j i arrived at the hnus octhr ccrr ; missary of the republic of the seven ; islands soon afu-r the pacha's dra j goman feeing informed of my arrival 'â– conducted nm alone in on apartment jin which theke was no furniture but a i carpet he had by his side a four i j barrelled pistol an air-gun and a sat he-axe having inquired ai>er my j health he asked vsicther i mps per i siia'k-d that when the hour of our death vas pronounced in heaven no , lhing romld change our destiny my j u i>!y vis that i believed like'him in fatnliam he spoke lonp on this sub j ject nnd i obscrv(.d that he nflerted n tfxtrem simpllc'ify was desiroun j t p issing for a man of indersundfog j and vh is still rnnrr for n just nian he several times repented flitse wdrtltir i â€” " jtisrsiiil thai ojezar is bnrbara cus } lie i-tonty j.mt w sevrre drh " of rti firf t cniiv.l ho added nof 'â€¢ to end tr mo as a commisbar i " of comm.ei'cia kelations a mnttj " who is blihd of nn c-ye or lanif bes ** tikiise.it will certainly be an id thai " hjtszar pr.t him in that condition "> " a moment after he uid 1 ( r sire that the commissary you nre i " s nd-ihmild resident sei.'.e ; that 1 " tlie viost commercial port in nf lh ilways iÂ«rtenee tli " most amicable reception here x " esteem the french eteatly dn6ftt parte is little ofbiely but he i rii " ;â€¢â€¢â€¢ â€¢ itest ofit-.e t know they n ir-vf " him viuoh at cairo and wish hta , " were there a^in i ' i to him on tlic peare or "" tweni franef and the hubltnvfli " porte and li replied thnj : â€” do yo 11 ktfcjw why i receive you bhfi i\kt leahure in beeitft you ? it is be â€¢' cause fqv imve come with6mt i\nj *' sirmnn 1 pay r.o re.'pcct tn the pfi " dew nf the divan ; and i hate tbs " me st profound contempt for its pur f blind vizie they say that djcz " ar ir a bostrai aprung from noth " tnff an a cruel man ; but in tl.c â™¦* mean time ! nm independent o e .\t " my courage i raised myself bye r myownefforui but that does no " mspir nv wit pride for ever " thing cotrien to nn en j and nty " hups tiiis iv or f morrow the " d;Â»ys r>r djezar himself will ba ' " terminated not because h is t>:d "â€¢>â€¢ his enemiob ay herehe'nro " ceded to handle his arms in the " manner of the mamelokes which heniuwith ircat ability but be " causo god hat tins orifered it " the ifingotfrantf who vas now ' erfnl ha-r perished ; nebuchadne " mrvthe r:feÂ«iest 1cin x of hisige was 'â€¢ kilm by r oy fee ho puerwl several sentences of th iÂ«tn icin and afterwards spoke t-i me of the motives which induced him to make w bgttnsi the french army in all l hi conversations it was easy toht re i ic^rked that he w.is deiirous of bcii rr-rontiled tn the firÂ«t consul u-id ! that he dreaded his aogeri " he related the follow inj spoiogu , fo explain tome t lie reasom which â€¢ had itidnred litn t resist the french j 1 a black slave after a lor journey | in which he had i-ndtirtd every sort h offnti^iie and want arrived at last at a small fitlil of sugar-ianes ilaviivj wilmington gazette published weekly ty au.maxn hall at three dollars a yeap tuesday august Â»| 18o vol 7 no 343